Cloud Database Engineer

**Local candidates preferred**

Want to work in technology in the financial industry?

We need top technical talent to supplement our Database Engineering team for one of our clients! This team selects the operational database technologies our client will use and figures out how best to set them up. We define, design, implement, test, and communicate the architectures, configurations, best practices, and standards for optimal use of database technologies across the company, both on-prem and public cloud. We evaluate new database versions, product enhancements, features, components and extensions for performance, throughput, scalability, availability, monitoring, and security; and we partner with our hosting, database administration, and operational support teams to operationalize and harden database technology for our top-tier financial applications.

This specific posting is for a software/infrastructure engineer with experience in integrating, deploying and running relational and/or NoSQL databases in AWS and/or GCP. The candidate will put these skills to use by evaluating and preparing new and upgraded cloud database offerings for use across Amex, and by documenting, presenting and explaining the appropriate techniques, patterns and best practices for their use to our application development, database administration, and operational support teams.

The candidate will bring solid knowledge of DBMS concepts such as ACID, CAP and consistency. The ideal candidate will have experience with enterprise-scale cloud database deployments, including intra- and inter-data-center high availability configurations, fault tolerance and failover, replication, cluster management, automated provisioning, upgrade techniques, backup & restoration techniques, security mechanisms, health monitoring and alerting techniques, and troubleshooting.

About mthree:

mthree is the award winning talent and training partner for organizations across the globe. As tech innovation reshapes our world, the skills required to succeed evolve just as quickly. At mthree, we equip individuals and organizations with the skills needed to thrive now and in the future. We recruit professionals who are eager to fast-track their careers in technology or operations within prestigious global organizations.

We offer experienced professionals access to top roles with our clients which include tier one investment banks and other organizations across a range of industries, from insurance to healthcare to travel. Join us to work on groundbreaking technology projects, from international trading platforms to critical applications for our clients.

As an mthree employee, you'll receive full support, benefits, and the opportunity to transition into a permanent role with our client. From entry-level positions to leadership roles, we connect you to opportunities at the world’s largest companies.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent, in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related technical field.
• 5-7 years of relevant experience.
• DB certifications in cloud Platforms – AWS and/or GCP
• Proven experience as a database engineer with hands on experience on relational databases (Cloud SQL, AlloyDB, Spanner, Aurora, Postgres, Oracle) and/or NoSQL databases (Cassandra, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Firestore, Bigtable)
• Experience in designing and implementing database GDHA, HA, DR, and fault tolerant DB architectures
• DB provisioning automation, monitoring, and maintenance using scripting languages (Ansible, Python) and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform/AWS Cloud Formation)
• Experience in database security including encryption, access controls, Active Directory, RBAC, and compliance standards
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools for continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD)
• The right to work without needing visa sponsorship.

Day-to-day activities:

• Jira is used for project management
• DB Engineering team meets on a daily basis to review progress on assigned tasks (see job description for roles and responsibilities)
• Working independently and with team members with new DB technology and integrated services in AWS and GCP
• Defining, testing, and documenting standards and best practices, developing runbooks, providing training to developers and DB support teams for new cloud DB technologies, features, and integrated services

At mthree, our values support courageous teammates, needle movers, and learning champions all while striving to support the health and well-being of all employees.  We take great pride in celebrating the diversity of each individual who contributes to making mthree the company it is today and will be in the future. We value diversity both within mthree and with our partner companies, and we're proud to provide an environment where all our colleagues can flourish. That means promoting a strong culture of equality but, most importantly, inclusion.